Status: It’s complicated.⁣ ⁣ NASAWebb captures a rare cosmic phenomenon in this new image, called an Einstein ring. What may look like one strangely-shaped galaxy is actually two galaxies separated by a large distance. The closer galaxy sits at the center of the image, while the more distant background galaxy appears to be wrapped around the closer galaxy, forming a ring.⁣ ⁣ Now, stay with us here — the light from the more distant galaxy is being bent (or lensed) by the closer, massive galaxy. This is possible because spacetime, the fabric of the universe itself, is bent by mass. Therefore, the light traveling through space and time is bent, as well. While too subtle to observe on smaller scales, the astronomical proportions allow us to observe the curvature of light.⁣ ⁣ Only at the perfect alignment — between the lensed object and the lensing object — can this distinctive Einstein ring shape be seen.⁣ ⁣ Image description: In the center is an elliptical galaxy, seen as an oval-shap...